David B. Bohl is a relinquishee and adoptee, a professional independent addiction and recovery consultant, and a former consumer of substance use disorder and mental
A catalyst, immersionist, chronic malcontent, empath, conscientious persister, solitudinarian, itinerant introvert, and often complexly hypervigilant, David B. Bohl is also a relinquishee and adoptee, a
Before fighting your demons challenges, you need to know your demons challenges. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for someone who has the double-whammy of
Thanks to the Indiana Adoptee Network for hosting me at their weekly Adoptee Happy Hour, and to all those who took time out of their
Please join me this Friday, November 20th, at 7:00 PM Eastern, 6:00 pm Central, 5:00 pm Mountain, 4:00 pm Pacific, as I present at the
Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of recovery and one that keeps me up at night from time to time is the concept of
The first time most of us hear about Blind Spot is while learning how to drive. There is an area that is obscured from our
This is Part 2 of 2. Read Telling Your Story: Act 1 here. Many people find journaling and writing out their thoughts helpful, but then
This is Part 1 of 2. Read Telling Your Story: Act 2 – How to Write Your Story – The Short and Sweet Version here.
Thanks to Sheila O’Neill for including me in the 5 Authors Of Brutally Honest And Surprising Memoirs. Join the discussion on Facebook.
We are now in the world that is quite different from what it was a year ago. It is safe to say that a lot
One of the hardest aspects of being a trauma and addiction survivor is being able to recover to the point where we can learn to
Today I celebrate an anniversary of 15 years of sobriety from alcohol. I cannot state any revelations at this milestone, except to say that I’ve
One of the most painful aspects of trauma and/or addiction is that becoming personally acquainted with it often shows us just how separate we are
If you’re new to recovery, you might be under the impression that the only way to it is via a 12-step program. Whether you search
I got physically sober in a hospital setting, which was followed by a residential treatment stay. There, I was introduced to a 12-step program, which
Consider these statistics from the recent AddictionPolicy.org COVID-19 survey: Twenty percent of respondents reported increased substance use since the COVID-19 pandemic began. One in three
Many people in recovery have suffered a unique trauma that was often a cause of their addiction. Usually, that trauma stems from childhood and the
